Displacement: 27,000 t light; 27,760 t standard; 30,636 t normal; 32,937 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
825.56 ft / 803.81 ft x 82.02 ft (Bulges 93.50 ft) x 26.25 ft (normal load) [251.63 m / 245.00 m x 25.00 m (Bulges 28.50 m) x 8.00 m]
Armament:
16 - 5.04" / 128 mm guns (8x2 guns), 63.99lbs / 29.03kg shells, 1941 Model Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1938 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
32 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1941 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,069 lbs / 485 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 240
Armour:
Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.94" / 100 mm 531.50 ft / 162.00 m 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 1.97" / 50 mm 531.50 ft / 162.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length
Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges: 1.57" / 40 mm 531.50 ft / 162.00 m 24.08 ft / 7.34 m
Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
Armour deck: 2.76" / 70 mm, Conning tower: 6.69" / 170 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors, Electric motors, 4 shafts, 144,999 shp / 108,169 Kw = 32.50 kts
Range 13,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,176 tons
Complement: 1,157 - 1,505
Cost: £9.852 million / $39.408 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 134 tons, 0.4 %
Armour: 5,117 tons, 16.7 %
- Belts: 1,716 tons, 5.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 746 tons, 2.4 %
- Armament: 86 tons, 0.3 %
- Armour Deck: 2,427 tons, 7.9 %
- Conning Tower: 141 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 3,832 tons, 12.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,718 tons, 31.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,636 tons, 11.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 8,200 tons, 26.8 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 48,691 lbs / 22,086 Kg = 760.9 x 5.0 " / 128 mm shells or 6.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 4.5 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 18.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.10
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.51
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.544
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.60: 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.58 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 46
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 31.99 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Stern: 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Average freeboard: 28.22 ft / 8.60 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 97.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 218.6 %
Waterplane Area: 47,607 Square feet or 4,423 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 139 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 127 lbs/sq ft or 621 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.25
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
Breakdown of miscellaneous weight:
1041 tons for 30mm of deck armour over the hangar deck
6400 tons for space for 80 aircraft (48 fighters, 32 attack aircraft)
400 tons for 16 spare aircraft at 25 tons each
100 tons reserved for command spaces
50 tons reserved for electronics
209 tons reserved for future growth
(My thanks to Brockpaine for the sim, and his good explanation of the theory behind it)